GEMS Legacy School

GEMS Legacy School (formerly known as The Kindergarten starters - founded in 1990) is conveniently located in Garhoud.

GEMS Legacy School is born of the belief that what we do for ourselves fades away but what we do for others will remain as our legacy. The school aims to develop leaders who will change the world through their thoughts and actions. The lives we touch will carry the impression of our fingerprints into the future. That is the legacy of leadership we wish to leave behind.

GEMS Legacy School is a unique educational environment. It is a place where we have committed ourselves to the vision of raising achievement, raising aspirations and enriching partnerships. It is through this that we create a focus on student success. The school has built a reputation for the quality of its work, from developing teaching and learning to the extra-curricular opportunities.

There is no doubt that the achievement of our students is built upon the partnership between students, parents and staff. Through the quality of the teaching and learning, the student support and commitment to extra-curricular activities we create the building blocks of success.

The school has chosen to place itself at the forefront of educational development, the focus on developing learning environments and a commitment for GEMS Legacy School to be inclusive, with unique ways to help all students continue their learning. We want to continue to create the opportunities for all to succeed.

As a school, we recognize the importance of the global dimension and the need to prepare our students with the cross cultural competency skills to take their place in an ever changing global economy. The links we have with a number of countries are a big part of this and create opportunities for students to experience this first hand.

The GEMS Legacy School raises awareness and cultivates understanding on sustainable practices, acknowledging the important connection between educational development and a sustainable learning environment to develop environmentally conscious global citizens. Our role as a school is to promote climate literacy, increase resilience in communities, mitigate climate change and change the behaviours of all our stakeholders and the wider community. Our vision is to make every person aware and accountable for creating an equitable and sustainable future..

The school prides itself on its innovative and rich curriculum. We place a strong emphasis on working with parents and the community, enabling all students to maximise their abilities, ambitions, and academic potential in everything they do.

We welcome students of determination and ensure that each one receives a high quality of education. Along with intellectual diversity, the differing life experiences and approaches our staff bring to our school help us understand and meet their needs and the needs of our work’s ultimate beneficiaries - our students. With diversity and inclusion as priorities, we work towards achieving our mission.

Young people are at the very heart of the school and although we value academic performance, we believe that students should enjoy their time at school and achieve across a whole range of areas. We provide a happy and safe environment within which students can experience opportunities beyond the classroom so that they can become independent learners and responsible and confident adults. We foster values of courtesy, consideration and individual responsibility and offer a high level of challenge accompanied by equally high levels of support.

We firmly believe that a strongly led school is strongly led by many. We know that with the excellent staff team we have here we have the ability to ensure that your child achieves the very best. Through partnership we continue to enhance and strengthen the success of GEMS Legacy School.

We will be the preeminent intellectual and creative school where research and design transforms and drives approaches to learning and teaching addressing issues of urbanization, technological change, economic empowerment, sustainability and globalization through effective engagement employing better communication, systems and organizations to meet social needs.

The GEMS Legacy School prepares students to become leaders by helping them to contribute and succeed in a continuously evolving global arena thereby ensuring that tomorrow’s world is a better and more just place. We help students build the skills and competencies for success and leadership in the emerging creative economy and generates practical and theoretical knowledge that improves conditions for local and global communities. Our Legacy will be shaped by the Core Values that have defined our past as The Kindergarten Starters : Academic Rigor, Tolerance, Philanthropy and Innovation.

Our vision, values and mission align itself with the shifts in the global economy, society and environment. We desire to change the status quo through creativity and innovation – both in what and how we teach and in the intellectual ambitions of the school itself. We aim to orient our students’ academic experiences to become critically engaged citizens dedicated to solving problems and contributing to the public good.

The GEMS Legacy School will embrace these principles and innovate to address shifts in the global economy, society and environment that require individuals to grapple with complex problems, pursue more fluid and flexible career pathways and collaboratively create change.